What you see, and how you see it, will determine where you go and how you get there. If you carefully listen to a person’s conversation, you will know in short order whether they live selfishly and only for themselves. If you want to understand where a person is going, or how they came to be where they are, their destiny is painted in their words. Eye witnesses speak about what they have seen, and an eyewitness account can only come from the mouth of the person who saw the event. A vision, however, can be caught by many, and when it is articulated well, it can become a movement. Just as vision can be positive or negative, movements can be constructive or destructive. If you listen carefully to the conversations on television, in the media, and around us every day, you will quickly discover that our world is being pulled by opposing visions.
What do you see? What kind of picture are your words drawing for your future and the future of those around you? Although I am fully aware of all the negativity, I see people everyday from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, races, lifestyles, and points of view working well together and treating each other well. I see people who see the world united beyond, and in celebration of our differences. If you tell me what you see, I can tell you which world you are building. If I listen to what you say, I can determine whether the brick in your hand is going to be used to build a better world or destroy someone else’s.